General Riddles

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing.

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

Fill in the sequence: 10 10 22 9 24 8 26 ?
7 Explanation: There are two series - 20, 22, 24, 26 and 10, 9, 8, 7.

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

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